Tag: National Western Center Arena
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Denver City Council approves $800M plan for National Western Equestrian Center
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Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save A resolution that would gradually release $800 million over 35 years to provide financial support for the National Western Equestrian Center project was approved by the Denver City Council by a 9-4 vote Monday night. Council members had previously delayed approving the project support agreement…
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Funding for National Western Center Arena fails; $260 million in other bonds pass
Denver voters approved all but one of Mayor Michael Hancock’s bond measures Tuesday, voting down Measure 2E to fund the construction of the National Western Center Arena. As of 10 p.m. Tuesday, 58.87% of voters voted against 2E, according to unofficial results from the Secretary of State’s office. The other bond measures — 2A, 2B, 2C…
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Denver’s $450 million bond package to go to ballot despite controversial arena funding
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver residents will vote on a $450 million bond package in November after the City Council approved the ballot measures Monday, despite significant backlash around funding the National Western Center Arena. If passed by voters, the bond package backed by Mayor Michael Hancock would fund…
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Hancock’s $450 million bond package passes first City Council vote amid controversy
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed $450 million bond package passed its first of three city council votes Tuesday, amid continued debate over the inclusion of the $160 million National Western Center Arena on the project list. In total, the bond will fund 80 infrastructure projects in…
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City Council wary of project list for Hancock’s $450 million bond package
Facebook Twitter WhatsApp SMS Email Print Copy article link Save Denver officials presented the final project list for Mayor Michael Hancock’s proposed $450 million bond package Tuesday, receiving mixed reactions from the City Council’s finance committee. The $450 million bond would fund 80 infrastructure projects in Denver as part of the city’s long-term COVID-19 recovery…